Oregon's E.J. Singler, who is the only player remaining from the Ernie Kent era, is among the key contributors for the Ducks this season.

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Imagine for a moment that Oregon had lost to Washington in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 basketball tournament.

Oh, how the landscape might have changed.

Oregon received a No. 12 seed in the Midwest region even after winning the conference tournament, so a loss to UW - the Ducks prevailed 80-77 in overtime - could have resulted in no NCAA tournament bid. ...